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Futures Fluctuate as Stocks Drop on Recovery Risk: Markets Wrap
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Austrian Alps to Open for Skiing With Ban on Apres-Ski Parties
Austria’s ski resorts will open up again this winter, despite the global pandemic.
Lockdown Lite Is Europe’s New Strategy for Fighting Covid-19
Europe is trying a new strategy to halt the coronavirus’s next surge.
HSBC Loyalists Lose Faith After Stock’s $83 Billion Plunge
Even the bank’s most loyal investors are struggling.
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John Micklethwait
The World Would Be Better With More Journalists Like Harry Evans
All his life, he fought for those who couldn’t fight for themselves.
Ferdinando Giugliano
How Is Italy Avoiding a Second Pandemic Wave?
The country seems to be coping much better than Spain, France and the U.K. this time around. But no one can be complacent about this pandemic.
Lionel Laurent
Working From Home in a Pandemic Is Not Shirking It
Earning a salary while staying safe at home is a luxury. But the drawbacks shouldn’t be ignored, either.
Chris Hughes
The Big Short Meets the Sovereign Wealth Fund
Rolls-Royce is reportedly mulling sovereign wealth fund support for a capital hike. That might be a sign of market fatigue. But an anchor investor would more than compensate.
Mark Gilbert
Active Managers Are Suffering a Perilous Pandemic
The failure of stock pickers to outpace their benchmarks poses an existential risk to the active fund management industry. It turns out their bond counterparts are equally bad.